Consciousness! It’s Only a Model

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All we ever really deal with are models. To say a thing is or isn’t actually a thing could really be utter nonsense. Even the words ‘consciousness’ and ‘reality’ are just models. They are words that are part of a language that we developed and use to communicate our thoughts and ideas to one another. We all know this but it’s something that’s easy to take for granted.

I’m not trying to convince anyone of my beliefs about the nature of consciousness and reality (at least not yet 😊) I just want to bring more awareness to the idea that models of consciousness and reality are just that: models. Continue reading “Consciousness! It’s Only a Model”